Introduction to Tactics

Strategic Studies 155 - Introduction to Tactics edit

Welcome to Introduction to Tactics. This course is a first-year elective course in the Strategic Studies curriculum. Its active learning content should be the equivalent of about 30 hours of classroom time, and it is organized into classes. Each class has a discreet learning objective and a way (or ways) to reach that objective. This will be complemented by readings that are prerequisites to each course. The course is presented in a logical order, and one class may be built upon in subsequent lessons. The order in which you perform these studies, however, is not important. If you feel you'd prefer a different order, that is up to you.

Course Content edit

The intent of this course is to give the student a rudimentary knowledge of the tactics that formulate greater strategic planning in combat.

By the end of this course, you should know:

  • How tactics affect strategy.
  • Rudimentary tactics.
  • Why tactics are important.

Course Texts edit

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Offline Texts edit

  • Dawson, Doyne. The Origins of Western Warfare: Militarism and Morality in the Ancient World. Boulder: Westview Press, 1996. ISBN 0-8133-2940-X
  • Griffith, Paddy. Forward Into Battle. Fighting tactics from Waterloo to the Near Future. Novato: Presidio Press, 1991 (1981). ISBN 0891414134
  • Keegan, John. The Face of Battle. A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme. London: Penguin, 1978.
  • Written texts in progress:
  • FM 7-8

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Unit 1: Introduction edit

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Unit 2: Tactics and Strategy edit

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Unit 3: Types of Tactics edit

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Unit 4: Tactical Formations edit

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Unit 5: Conclusion edit

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FINAL edit

In progress.

Followup courses edit


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